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north korea. we want to start off a little more broadly and get your views on the role of the u.s. military worldwide. here is the "new york times" article reporting on defense cretary hagel's speech yesterday. budget con strants forcing an overhaul in military operations, hagel says. facing inevitable steep cuts in military spending even as globalt threats remain high. said wednesday that he is being forced to consider fundamental changes in how the pentagon defends american interests and conducts its daily business. in his first major address as secretary -- addressing an audience, mr. hagel offered no specific cancellations, trims or shifts in pentagon spending accounts, >> host: again, role of the u.s. military worldwide is our topic this morning. here's a little bit more from defense secretary hagel. >> in a decade where our country has grown we'rey of war and skeptical of foreign entanglements, questions arise about the merits of america's role in the world. america's global leadership. amer
north korea. we want to start off a little more broadly and get your views on the role of the u.s. military worldwide. here is the "new york times" article reporting on defense cretary hagel's speech yesterday. budget con strants forcing an overhaul in military operations, hagel says. facing inevitable steep cuts in military spending even as globalt threats remain high. said wednesday that he is being forced to consider fundamental changes in how the pentagon defends american...
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could never accept north korea as a nuclear eventual shift in policy accepting north korea d.c. andacto -- eventual shift -- do you see an eventual shift in policy excepting north korea as a defacto nuclear state? >> the central take away from me. there are some who argue it is time to acknowledge the obvious, that north korea has nuclear weapons and is not going to trade them and that we should not necessarily to acknowledge them but basically live with this for a long time and hope we can bound the problem. of thisral take away crisis for me is that we now know very clearly what north korean intentions are when they ballisticfledged missile capability and a full- fledged nuclear weapons program, meaning deliverable nuclear weapons. the north koreans have made it clear what they plan to do with these weapons. they to not yet have the capability to hit colorado springs. clearly,have said very our intention is to strike. for anyone making the case that somehow we should acknowledge or deal with or live with a nuclear-armed career, think about that. own wordsorth korean's about th
could never accept north korea as a nuclear eventual shift in policy accepting north korea d.c. andacto -- eventual shift -- do you see an eventual shift in policy excepting north korea as a defacto nuclear state? >> the central take away from me. there are some who argue it is time to acknowledge the obvious, that north korea has nuclear weapons and is not going to trade them and that we should not necessarily to acknowledge them but basically live with this for a long time and hope we...
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over north korea. nd north korea's behavior is causing not just the united tates but others in the region to take actions which, if the chinese find them -- find of things they don't like to see, there is an easy way to address that, which is to talk to the north koreans about stopping these provocations. more broadly, the rebalance as i indicated earlier is the perpetuation of the pivotal american military role in the asia pacific region, which has had the effect as i said in the speech of providing the peace and stability that has allowed e countries of asia, first japan, than r.o.k., southeast asia, now china and india, to develop politically and economically in a climate that has been free from conflict. that's a good thing. and that's a bit -- been a been fit to china in my judgment as well. i think that's the best proof that the u.s. military presence and u.s. rebalance is not aimed at anyone. it has allowed all of that political and economic development take place. we welcome that. we have a ver
over north korea. nd north korea's behavior is causing not just the united tates but others in the region to take actions which, if the chinese find them -- find of things they don't like to see, there is an easy way to address that, which is to talk to the north koreans about stopping these provocations. more broadly, the rebalance as i indicated earlier is the perpetuation of the pivotal american military role in the asia pacific region, which has had the effect as i said in the speech of...
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diplomacy and then with both north korea and south korea at the time, that took go back to the north koreans walking away from the military hotlines. effects from beijing and washington. we just will not have time for those capabilities. please. >> my name is ken. i am just an ordinary member of the society. i was thumbing through a copy of a work, and his analysis about the state of north korea still holds, despite the changes that you have outlined, and i think the chinese will not abandon north korea under any circumstances, and i do think the american policy is really whistling in the wind as far as that is concerned. with thequestion broughtthat dr. noerper up, about the north koreans buying german-made equipment. they can also buy american-made acquitted. the u.s. will be supplying them. i just think of computer technology. the north koreans have proven themselves, especially now, where they have the program of , king major american cities that they are technologically savvy, and, ironically, the korean society may have had a hand in that since they have a program of bringing n
diplomacy and then with both north korea and south korea at the time, that took go back to the north koreans walking away from the military hotlines. effects from beijing and washington. we just will not have time for those capabilities. please. >> my name is ken. i am just an ordinary member of the society. i was thumbing through a copy of a work, and his analysis about the state of north korea still holds, despite the changes that you have outlined, and i think the chinese will not...
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should have talks with north korea? guest: we eventually will get to some negotiations with north korea. we got into negotiations with north korea. we would provide them with assistance to stop doing something on the nuclear program. then there would start doing it again a couple years later. we do not want to keep buying the same horse when it gets out of the barn. we have to ratchet back this rhetoric. north korea has to calm things down. they have to come to the table seriously. how will they get back into compliance? host: ken in new york. caller: thank you so much. i've been on hold a while. regarding peter king, there are lots of intelligent people in my state but peter king is not one. mr. rogin commented that russia and china appear to have the need to maintain the status quo in north korea. i was hoping he would elaborate on that. are the citizens of north korea as in the dark as we are led to believe? guest: great questions. my sense is the civilian population in north korea is not given much real news and no
should have talks with north korea? guest: we eventually will get to some negotiations with north korea. we got into negotiations with north korea. we would provide them with assistance to stop doing something on the nuclear program. then there would start doing it again a couple years later. we do not want to keep buying the same horse when it gets out of the barn. we have to ratchet back this rhetoric. north korea has to calm things down. they have to come to the table seriously. how will...
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what is the relationship between china and north korea? uponoes north korea depend china? >> they're on their border. hey share a common border. it supports the north korea hrough food and fuel and water there are diplomatic ties between north korea that are much more robust than what we may have ever experienced. i think their influence can be significant. >> as i understand it, china is north korea's biggest trading partner, their main source of food and fuel. it seems to me that north korea would have a difficult time continuing economically even at their lower economic development pace as they are now giving the start in that many of the north koreans experience if they did not have china support. would you agree with me? >> i would have to agree with that. the north korean economy is about 2% of the south korean economy. >> if you look at what is happened in the last couple of weeks with the new leader of north korea with his actions that seem to go beyond their cycle a provocation that we have seen in the past with his father. couldnt china play a key role in getting
what is the relationship between china and north korea? uponoes north korea depend china? >> they're on their border. hey share a common border. it supports the north korea hrough food and fuel and water there are diplomatic ties between north korea that are much more robust than what we may have ever experienced. i think their influence can be significant. >> as i understand it, china is north korea's biggest trading partner, their main source of food and fuel. it seems to me that...
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korea's -- restrictions on north korea possibility -- north korea's ability. having a deterrent line against transfer is so important. in the former president clinton's white house. what was the back story? why did he go to korea? guest: his most recent trip was in the context of the release of two journalists who had been apprehended on the chinese-north korean border. he went to bring them back essentially. he had a brief meeting with kim jong-il, but press reports indicated it was more of a perfunctory kind of meeting. 1994 when jimmy carter went to north korea in the context of the nuclear crisis at that point. his visit was a symbolic event that triggered the sort of diplomatic activity, knitting in the october 1994 -- culminating in the october 1994 agreed framework, which froze activity capability.nuclear -- iran's nuclear capability. host: a follow-up from jack -- guest: the most recent attack on the banking system in south korea -- attribution is always the problem in the cyber attacks. in the cyber area, it is a challenge. strides have been made to i
korea's -- restrictions on north korea possibility -- north korea's ability. having a deterrent line against transfer is so important. in the former president clinton's white house. what was the back story? why did he go to korea? guest: his most recent trip was in the context of the release of two journalists who had been apprehended on the chinese-north korean border. he went to bring them back essentially. he had a brief meeting with kim jong-il, but press reports indicated it was more of a...
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that is north korea. can you give us some idea why they are -- why there is so much disparity amongst those in the intelligence community as to what is going on over there and what capabilities they have? you will hear from one individual a near crisis and the next individual uncertainty. is there any common thought on what is happening? >> well, i think maybe individuals out there have their opinions. institutionally, organizationally there is agreement. also i have to say that north korea of course is now and always has been one of the if not the toughest intelligence targets. as john brennan pointed out earlier we do not have a big track record on the new leader. there is not much history there. he did not have the grooming. only around two or three years, unlike his father who had 10 or 15 years of grooming prior to his ascension to the senior leadership role. as far as what is happening, as we were discussing earlier the main objective here for kim jong-un is to solidify his leadership and position.
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but i will start with north korea. we heard an extraordinary amount of unacceptable rhetoric from the north korean government in the last days. let me be perfectly clear here today. the united states will defend and protect ourselves and our treaty allies, the republic of korea. alsooreign minister and i think it is important to stay absolutely focused on our shared goal of a peaceful peninsula, free of nuclear weapons. and we agree that improved relations between north and south would ultimately help us toward that goal. that is a stated goal of the new president of the republic of korea, and we look forward to working with her to achieve that goal. we also discussed our collaboration on global security issues. south korea has done great work on the un security council helping to curb civilian casualties in combat zones. and they have done that work not just in the far east, but around the world. we are also grateful for south korea's continued commitment to reducing iranian oil imports. this has not been easy. it is
but i will start with north korea. we heard an extraordinary amount of unacceptable rhetoric from the north korean government in the last days. let me be perfectly clear here today. the united states will defend and protect ourselves and our treaty allies, the republic of korea. alsooreign minister and i think it is important to stay absolutely focused on our shared goal of a peaceful peninsula, free of nuclear weapons. and we agree that improved relations between north and south would...
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against north korea. other forathe un and to enhance our sanctions and international pressure and to isolate p'yongyang. also the efforts to enhance our alliance of partnership capabilities and enhance our military presence in the region under the strategic rebalancing, also buttressed allied confidence. if you look back into some messages that were coming out especially from seoul but tokyo the years before rebalancing, there was a lot concern that our commitments would limit our ability or willingness to come to their defense. been fairlyave richard. -- reassured. our allies have been more reassuring than they have been in the past. it was better now than it was in the past. it is nothave -- possible to approve the opposite of that. there would not have been deterred. so far it seems i am so good but also we're making sure to provide off ramps were no. 3 which i think is an important element of any strategy anecially in -- in emergency. also think we should realistically acknowledge that we have had som
against north korea. other forathe un and to enhance our sanctions and international pressure and to isolate p'yongyang. also the efforts to enhance our alliance of partnership capabilities and enhance our military presence in the region under the strategic rebalancing, also buttressed allied confidence. if you look back into some messages that were coming out especially from seoul but tokyo the years before rebalancing, there was a lot concern that our commitments would limit our ability or...
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and then the situation in north korea. it is clear that while we have a friendship and an alliance and it's a very strategic one that's important for the world, it needs a lot of work right now. and i would associate with the comments of the senator. i think that the north korean nuclear program would come to a grinding halt as soon as china demands that it happens. they have the capacity to. they have the ability to they have the leverage to. i think -- i think you're right that chinese interest seeing north korea is a buffer but an unsafe buffer isn't much important and some point other nations in the pacific region, south korea, japan, and others will start because of the logical ill logic of the nuclear proliferation will say we don't want nuclear weapons but if an unstable neighbor has them, then i guess we're going to get them too and it would be the worst thing for china to face the prospect of an area with nuclear weapons. ultimately, that's what other nations will be compelled to do unless the north korean program
and then the situation in north korea. it is clear that while we have a friendship and an alliance and it's a very strategic one that's important for the world, it needs a lot of work right now. and i would associate with the comments of the senator. i think that the north korean nuclear program would come to a grinding halt as soon as china demands that it happens. they have the capacity to. they have the ability to they have the leverage to. i think -- i think you're right that chinese...
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a bright south korea and a dark north korean. how does north korea survived? how do they feed their people? how does it haqqani work? its economy work? guest: their lifeline is china. whatever fuel supplies are coming to china. it is a small the economy. it is not performing nearly to the capacity that it would if they were connected. there is a clear loss reflected in that picture in terms of what north korea could be, a loss of potential. it is related to the fact that the political system requires a certain level of isolation in order to be able to survive. north korean leaders will not relinquish political control of our central planning authority to readjusts that system in ways that integrate itself with the broad economy. just think of what the picture would be like if north korean changed. south korea would not look like an island. it would be connected with the asian continent. host: are there any parallels ?o what we saw in the 1980's guest: there have been a lot of studies in south korea looking at the possibility of lessons from german unification.
a bright south korea and a dark north korean. how does north korea survived? how do they feed their people? how does it haqqani work? its economy work? guest: their lifeline is china. whatever fuel supplies are coming to china. it is a small the economy. it is not performing nearly to the capacity that it would if they were connected. there is a clear loss reflected in that picture in terms of what north korea could be, a loss of potential. it is related to the fact that the political system...
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north korea. but also inexperienced in terms of knowing how to manage this and the worry is that he, because of that lack of experience, could potentially miscalculate. >> does he have intentional threats? there was a bureaucracy of generals that has been in place for a while or yet? >> i don't think we know fully. we know that there is a strong party. we know that the military is an extremely important constituency for a leader to make them feel that he is tough enough, he is their man and so forth. so every time we see a change of power in north korea, we have seen a cycle of provocation where the leader tries to consolidate power, gain the support of the party faithful and a very sort of, a military that likes to do some chest beating and likes to see a strong leader. ening that's what we are seeing now. >> do we have any contacts with e north crean -- koran military dkorean military? >> north korea has disconnected their hotlines. they are not answering the phone on the behind-the-scenes chann
north korea. but also inexperienced in terms of knowing how to manage this and the worry is that he, because of that lack of experience, could potentially miscalculate. >> does he have intentional threats? there was a bureaucracy of generals that has been in place for a while or yet? >> i don't think we know fully. we know that there is a strong party. we know that the military is an extremely important constituency for a leader to make them feel that he is tough enough, he is their...
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influence it evidently has with north korea. that would be a great way for china to exercise its influence. south china sea i addressed earlier and said when it comes to the territorial disputes, they all have an individual history, and the united states is a matter of policy does not take sides in those disputes, but, we do take sides when it comes to how they are resolved. we believe they should be resolved peacefully. these are not situations to use force coercion. we definitely prefer multilateral approaches. we think that is the appropriate way to deal with the historic issues. oft is why we are supportive the process. >> we have hit the hour that we must call this to a close. bestu want to tweet, tweet event ever. have some things out here to pick up. we have done some reports and an important study on the pacific command. pick those up. i also paid close attention to what the secretary said about the assignment from leon panetta to realize the full potential of the india defense trade and cut through bureaucratic red tape
influence it evidently has with north korea. that would be a great way for china to exercise its influence. south china sea i addressed earlier and said when it comes to the territorial disputes, they all have an individual history, and the united states is a matter of policy does not take sides in those disputes, but, we do take sides when it comes to how they are resolved. we believe they should be resolved peacefully. these are not situations to use force coercion. we definitely prefer...
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and that's north korea. can you give us some idea why there is so much disparate -- disparity amongst those in the intelligence community as to what's going on over there and what sort of capabilities they have? you'll hear from one individuals and there will be a near crisis. and the next individual there will be uncertainty. is there any common thought on what's happening? >> well, i think there may be individuals out there that have their opinions and the intelligence community is a big organization, a lot of people. i think institutionally, organizationally, there is pretty fair agreement. i also have to say that north korea, of course, is now and always has been one of the, if not the toughest, intelligence targets. as john brennan pointed out earlier, of course we don't have a big track record on the new leader, there is not much history there. he didn't have the grooming period which only ran about two or three years, unlike his father who had about 10 or 15 years of grooming prior to his ascension to
and that's north korea. can you give us some idea why there is so much disparate -- disparity amongst those in the intelligence community as to what's going on over there and what sort of capabilities they have? you'll hear from one individuals and there will be a near crisis. and the next individual there will be uncertainty. is there any common thought on what's happening? >> well, i think there may be individuals out there that have their opinions and the intelligence community is a...
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that is north korea. can you give us some idea why they are -- why there is so much to spare the amongst those in the intelligence community as to what is going on over there and what capabilities they have? you will hear from one individual a near crisis and the next individual uncertainty. onthere any common thought what is happening? >> well, i think maybe individuals out there have their opinions. institutionally, organizationally there is agreement. also i have to say that north korea of course is now and always has been one of the if not the toughest intelligence targets. as john brennan pointed out earlier we do not have a big .rack record on the new leader there is not much history there. he did not have the grooming. . only around two or three years, unlike his father who had 10 or 15 years of grooming prior to his ascension to the senior leadership role. , asar as what is happening theere discussing earlier main objective here for kim solidify hiso leadership and position. a lot of what he is do
that is north korea. can you give us some idea why they are -- why there is so much to spare the amongst those in the intelligence community as to what is going on over there and what capabilities they have? you will hear from one individual a near crisis and the next individual uncertainty. onthere any common thought what is happening? >> well, i think maybe individuals out there have their opinions. institutionally, organizationally there is agreement. also i have to say that north...
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that is north korea. can you give us some idea why they are -- why there is so much to spare the amongst those in the intelligence community as what is going on over there and what capabilities they have? you will hear from one individual a near crisis and the next individual uncertainty. is there any common thought on what is happening? >> well, i think maybe individuals out there have their opinions. institutionally, organizationally there is agreement. north have to say that korea of course is now and always has been one of the if not the toughest intelligence targets. as john brennan pointed out earlier we do not have a big track record on the new leader. there is not much history there. he did not have the grooming. . only around two or three years, unlike his father who had 10 or 15 years of grooming prior to his ascension to the senior leadership role. as far as what is happening, as we were discussing earlier the main objective here for kim jong-un is to solidify his leadership and position. a lot
that is north korea. can you give us some idea why they are -- why there is so much to spare the amongst those in the intelligence community as what is going on over there and what capabilities they have? you will hear from one individual a near crisis and the next individual uncertainty. is there any common thought on what is happening? >> well, i think maybe individuals out there have their opinions. institutionally, organizationally there is agreement. north have to say that korea of...
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>> when it comes to north korea. i think you have to be very careful that when you say something you do not back away from it. i think we have shown a propensity to do that, and not just this administration but other administrations. worldappens around the watches us. they see as pulling back our defense spending. ony see as pulling back commitments, i will not as a commitment. we have not done that yet. we have pulled back. we had a big fight now could 2009 over missile defense. we lost that to the administration. they cut missile defense. now with korea's latest action, they released that. i was happy to see that. i thought we should have been moving forward back them could 2009. one of the things that bothers me is that the president has more knowledge than any of us. knows what a crucial stage we are in, not just korea. that is the one on the front page, but iran has not stopped. and they keep moving. the whole middle east. china is increasing their defense spending. syria. these are things that are happening all
>> when it comes to north korea. i think you have to be very careful that when you say something you do not back away from it. i think we have shown a propensity to do that, and not just this administration but other administrations. worldappens around the watches us. they see as pulling back our defense spending. ony see as pulling back commitments, i will not as a commitment. we have not done that yet. we have pulled back. we had a big fight now could 2009 over missile defense. we lost...
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our goal should be denuclearize of north korea. they actually believe americans wake up every morning and the first thing on our mind is our war with north korea. that is the farthest thing from the truth. we hope they don't become a threat to be caught -- to the continental united states and we hope the denuclearize. we do not spend every waking hour thinking about north korea. that is their view of the united states, that we are constantly at war. put hisg man constituency up into a frenzy about that. whenever we have gone into agreements the goal has been to do just what you have been worried about, to get them to lay down their nuclear weapons. --there is a proliferation if there is a missile capability in north korea there is going to be a proliferation. avoid it at all cost. to theer applied secretary of state please call me up and remind me not to do that. i am not cut out to be a diplomat. we need our most skillful diplomats to keep pecking away at this. right thing will happen in the end. host: senator roger wicker, armed
our goal should be denuclearize of north korea. they actually believe americans wake up every morning and the first thing on our mind is our war with north korea. that is the farthest thing from the truth. we hope they don't become a threat to be caught -- to the continental united states and we hope the denuclearize. we do not spend every waking hour thinking about north korea. that is their view of the united states, that we are constantly at war. put hisg man constituency up into a frenzy...
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and north korea is a very good example of a common interest. certainly, the chinese don't want a public hated and combustible situation to explode into a worse situation. it is not in their interest that to happen. it is not in our interest or in our allies interests. like always, relationships are built face to face. they are built around common interests. institutional interests as well as personal interests. and using this institution as an example, 66 nations represented here in this room, this is the way you build each other.g with this is the way you start to accept each other as a sovereign people, respect each other's dignity as human beings. then you work out from there. i think we can continue to build a strong relationship with china, with our differences. and there are significant differences. but there are too many common interests for both our countries. and with why steady leadership, and i think the chinese have shown their leadership to the study, wise, careful, and the more we can exchange at every level, programs, especially
and north korea is a very good example of a common interest. certainly, the chinese don't want a public hated and combustible situation to explode into a worse situation. it is not in their interest that to happen. it is not in our interest or in our allies interests. like always, relationships are built face to face. they are built around common interests. institutional interests as well as personal interests. and using this institution as an example, 66 nations represented here in this room,...
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and thoughts on north korea south korea? -- giveny concern is the fact that we have speant so much resourcs in iraq and the countyry is tired of war. the country is tired of war at the wrong time. iss coutnryntry, north korea, the real mccoy. i wonder if those resources should have been saved for a situation like this. both korea is to china what syria is to iran. this is a trying time. somebody is sitting there with "eir legs crossed and saying, he watched this." "watched this." when you look at a deficit -- they cannot come together to get things done. china is watching this. is a very trying time. host: front page of "the wall street journal," -- in the money and investing section of "the wall street journal" -- it says she will be leading the consulting firms, governance, and risk-management compliance. she said she would do more than justified but the letter of the polls. she has agreed with the company to never before -- to never appear before a federal agency. that is where mary schapiro has ended. the democratic call
and thoughts on north korea south korea? -- giveny concern is the fact that we have speant so much resourcs in iraq and the countyry is tired of war. the country is tired of war at the wrong time. iss coutnryntry, north korea, the real mccoy. i wonder if those resources should have been saved for a situation like this. both korea is to china what syria is to iran. this is a trying time. somebody is sitting there with "eir legs crossed and saying, he watched this." "watched...
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you mentioned north korea, you know, we have the issue going on with north korea, we had concerns about iran for a long time. now you have democrats and republicans in the senate who are instigating for military action in syria, that have 70,000 some odd people in syria killed, now it's time to act. i haven't heard you speech much on syria and i'd like to get your take and what should be happening in syria. we talked about lines and what are the lines to syria from the united states. >> i think if we still had a robust military that we could go willy nilly, wherever there's a problem, that we would be in a better position to take action i'm very reluctant to commit our military anywhere right now given what we're doing in these budget cuts. you know, you cut 78 billion, you cut 487 billion, and throw the sequestration on top of that. this year, this chairman of joint chiefs and the chiefs of the services involved -- they've all been there less than two, three years, none have ever had a budget. they've punched it under a cr. this year has been totally upside down with the cr and the $48
you mentioned north korea, you know, we have the issue going on with north korea, we had concerns about iran for a long time. now you have democrats and republicans in the senate who are instigating for military action in syria, that have 70,000 some odd people in syria killed, now it's time to act. i haven't heard you speech much on syria and i'd like to get your take and what should be happening in syria. we talked about lines and what are the lines to syria from the united states. >> i...
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options in dealing with north korea. enterprise institute forum on the internal politics of north korea. the american2:30, express ceo discusses digital commerce and global competition. orphaned at age 11, she lives with her favorite uncle, james buchanan. years later he becomes president and she serves as white house hostess. she is the first to be called first lady on a regular basis and so popular she sets out trends in clothing. me. lane. we will look at her life and that of her predecessor. -- harriet lane. atst ladies come tonight 9:00 eastern on c-span and c- span3. also, on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> this morning, adam green talked about the budget request president obama released last week and cuts to entitlement programs like social security in medicare. then, roger wicker takes your question about the budget, gun- control, and the situation on the korean peninsula.
options in dealing with north korea. enterprise institute forum on the internal politics of north korea. the american2:30, express ceo discusses digital commerce and global competition. orphaned at age 11, she lives with her favorite uncle, james buchanan. years later he becomes president and she serves as white house hostess. she is the first to be called first lady on a regular basis and so popular she sets out trends in clothing. me. lane. we will look at her life and that of her...
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achieve progress with north korea. it is not just a democrat problem, it is democrat and republican. host: senator chuck hagel, who is back for the first time as defense secretary, announcing plans to change the court- martial system. what is happening on this issue? guest: a very terrible thing happened, and that was a general overruled a court-martial on a tragic case, mistreatment of women. unacceptable and understandably, members of the committee, including some of our women members on the committee were understandably, deeply disturbed. senator mccaskill and others. i just want to be careful that we do preserve the authority of the commander because the commander has helped responsible -- is held responsible. we don't want to take too much of the authority away. in this case, chuck hagel made the right decision. host: our phone lines are open for senator john mccain. richard is retired navy, joining us from alabama. good morning. i know senator mccain, -- you are well aware of it, the races we have been getting ar
achieve progress with north korea. it is not just a democrat problem, it is democrat and republican. host: senator chuck hagel, who is back for the first time as defense secretary, announcing plans to change the court- martial system. what is happening on this issue? guest: a very terrible thing happened, and that was a general overruled a court-martial on a tragic case, mistreatment of women. unacceptable and understandably, members of the committee, including some of our women members on the...
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north korea has been a problem north korea has been a problem for not just the region for many years. the responsible powers in the region, starting with national security -- permanent national security council and japan have been part of talks with north korea for number of years. we have been trying to work with the north koreans to persuade them it's not in their interest and certainly in the korean peninsula's interest -- the south koreans have been part of this as well -- to pursue nuclear weapons. they have nuclear capacity now. delivery missile capacity now. and so, has they have ratcheted up her bellicose dangerous rhetoric, and some of the actions they have taken over the last few weeks present a and clear danger and threat to the interests certainly of our allies, starting with south korea. and japan. thealso the threats that north koreans have leveled directly at the united states regarding our base in guam, threatened hawaii, threatened to the west coast of the united states. as secretary of defense, and beginning with the president of the united states, and all of our lea
north korea has been a problem north korea has been a problem for not just the region for many years. the responsible powers in the region, starting with national security -- permanent national security council and japan have been part of talks with north korea for number of years. we have been trying to work with the north koreans to persuade them it's not in their interest and certainly in the korean peninsula's interest -- the south koreans have been part of this as well -- to pursue nuclear...
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>> north korean policy is based upon the premise on the proposition that north korea's development of nuclear weapons is a threat, is a problem. north korea's violation of its international obligations when it comes to developing missile capacity is a threat and that is why we work so closely with our partners to isolate and pressure north korea and to bring about a change in behavior. so there is no inconsistency with that. the latest developments in north korea are a matter of concern and we have taken the steps we have taken. but it is important also to remember the history here and the patterns that we have seen in behavior and rhetoric from the north koreans. so both are true. >> some suggest that the patterns are different, the leader is younger and more predictable and there has been a consistency to provocation that you haven't seen in the past. >> what you have seen from the north koreans has occurred in the past testing weapons or missiles or shutting down the joint facility. these are actions that have been taken in the past. clearly there is a new leader but the regime is
>> north korean policy is based upon the premise on the proposition that north korea's development of nuclear weapons is a threat, is a problem. north korea's violation of its international obligations when it comes to developing missile capacity is a threat and that is why we work so closely with our partners to isolate and pressure north korea and to bring about a change in behavior. so there is no inconsistency with that. the latest developments in north korea are a matter of concern...
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and north korea is a very good example of a common interest. certainly, the chinese don't want a public hated and combustible situation to explode into a worse situation. it is not in their interest that to happen. it is not in our interest or in our allies interests. like always, relationships are built face to face. they are built around common interests. institutional interests as well as personal interests. and using this institution as an example, 66 nations represented here in this room, this is the way you build understanding with each other. this is the way you start to accept each other as a sovereign people, respect each other's dignity as human beings. then you work out from there. i think we can continue to build a strong relationship with china, with our differences. and there are significant differences. but there are too many common interests for both our countries. leadership, steady and i think the chinese have shown their leadership to the study, wise, careful, and the more we can exchange at every level, programs, especially
and north korea is a very good example of a common interest. certainly, the chinese don't want a public hated and combustible situation to explode into a worse situation. it is not in their interest that to happen. it is not in our interest or in our allies interests. like always, relationships are built face to face. they are built around common interests. institutional interests as well as personal interests. and using this institution as an example, 66 nations represented here in this room,...
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korea now. people can respect that because they understand those are real issues but when you become petty, it turns people off. host: this is armstrong williams to talk about the gop outreach to minorities for the next 20 minutes or so. brady is from miami, florida, on the republican line, hi. caller: good morning, how you doing? mr. armstrong williams, i love -- i'm a republican, and we are more aligned -- our conservative views are more in line with the republican party, we're more aligned with the republican party on gun ownership, to protect our community. we always were republicans. it became the fbi, the new deal, that ushered in the food stamp, medicaid, all those things and unfortunately, that is what the democratic party has used as our crutch, food stamp, welfare, the promise of a job that you're never going to get, an apartment, you're going to get section eight and public housing. that's the welfare party. my mom was a democrat, the whole family is a democrat. i'm republican. and i
korea now. people can respect that because they understand those are real issues but when you become petty, it turns people off. host: this is armstrong williams to talk about the gop outreach to minorities for the next 20 minutes or so. brady is from miami, florida, on the republican line, hi. caller: good morning, how you doing? mr. armstrong williams, i love -- i'm a republican, and we are more aligned -- our conservative views are more in line with the republican party, we're more aligned...
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we talked to him about the situation in north korea. >> how should the u.s. response if the north koreans into another missile test? to second-guess what the commander in chief will do. the military will get him options. not the president. i do not have that ability. i do not want to get out in front of any decisions that he might make. we have to be very careful about setting redlines and that moving them. that has happened in the past, not just with this administration. when you do that you incur each people to move forward. toompare nations individuals. i was just messing with some of our top military leaders. i ask them if they had reared children. they all had. i said the children ever push to? they all do. that is human nature. you pushed until you get stopped. that may be an action that should be taken. did not gohen we take out iran and the israelis did. sometimes it is best to take action. >> we will have more from buck .ckeon live tomorrow, two discussions on the situation in north korea. first the situation inside the country, china's role, and the
we talked to him about the situation in north korea. >> how should the u.s. response if the north koreans into another missile test? to second-guess what the commander in chief will do. the military will get him options. not the president. i do not have that ability. i do not want to get out in front of any decisions that he might make. we have to be very careful about setting redlines and that moving them. that has happened in the past, not just with this administration. when you do that...
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north korea has already demonstrated capabilities. it announced in february that it conducted its third nuclear test, vowed to restart its nuclear reactor. an last year it displayed intercontinental ballistic missile. we believe pyeongchang has already taken steps toward that system, although it remains untested. orbito put a satellite in in december, demonstrating its long-range missile technology. these developments have been accompanied with extremely belligerent aggressive public credit reports the u.s. and south korea. we continue to carefully monitor korea'sents of north next provocative steps. in uranium and ballistic missiles work. these technical advancements strengthen our assessment that iran has the scientific technical and industrial capacity to produce nuclear weapons. the central issue is it is its political will to do so. decision will reside with the supreme leader. stockpilesmmunition retracting, particularly chemical and biological warfare agents, which are part of a large complex and geographically dispersed progra
north korea has already demonstrated capabilities. it announced in february that it conducted its third nuclear test, vowed to restart its nuclear reactor. an last year it displayed intercontinental ballistic missile. we believe pyeongchang has already taken steps toward that system, although it remains untested. orbito put a satellite in in december, demonstrating its long-range missile technology. these developments have been accompanied with extremely belligerent aggressive public credit...
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our goal should be denuclearization of north korea. but the propaganda machine over ande has got to people they're so desperate, they actually believe that when we wake up every morning, the first thing on our minds as war with north korea. of course, that is the furthest thing from the truth. we hope they do not become a threat to the continental united states, and we hope to do nuclear eyes them. but we cannot spend every waking hour thinking about north korea. but that is their view of the united states, that we are constantly at war. histhe young man puts constituency up into a frenzy about that. we have come into agreements with them, the goal had to do with you where -- had to do with what you worried about, getting them to lay down their nuclear weapons. if there is a missile capability and north korea, there will be the proliferation everywhere in that region. and we need to avoided at all costs. to be secretary of state, please call me up and remind me not to do that. i am not cut out to be a diplomat. my hat is off to people
our goal should be denuclearization of north korea. but the propaganda machine over ande has got to people they're so desperate, they actually believe that when we wake up every morning, the first thing on our minds as war with north korea. of course, that is the furthest thing from the truth. we hope they do not become a threat to the continental united states, and we hope to do nuclear eyes them. but we cannot spend every waking hour thinking about north korea. but that is their view of the...
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also, let me ask about north korea's nuclear test last month. plutonium ors uranium-based nuclear test. what's your opinion? thank you. >> as to what kind of material was used in the test, i don't think we know. there was no way to measure whether it was plutonium or highly enriched uranium. it could been either. in terms of nuclear ties between iran and north korea, i am not aware of any, but it is something we have to be concerned about, because we know there is an extensive cooperation in the missile area and one could imagine that north korea could provide substantial assistance to iran in terms of enrichment. i expect the north koreans are considerably more advanced than the iranians are in terms of mastering centrifuge technology. so i think it is something we have to keep a close eye on. we know north korea in the past has been willing to sell nuclear technology and materials, such as the reactor they were building in syria. >> right here. howard morgan, a private citizen. what's our rationale for threatening war against iran in order to
also, let me ask about north korea's nuclear test last month. plutonium ors uranium-based nuclear test. what's your opinion? thank you. >> as to what kind of material was used in the test, i don't think we know. there was no way to measure whether it was plutonium or highly enriched uranium. it could been either. in terms of nuclear ties between iran and north korea, i am not aware of any, but it is something we have to be concerned about, because we know there is an extensive cooperation...
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tried to offer north korea aid. we have offered over a billion dollars, or sanctions relief, for nuclear commitments. administrations from both parties have been embarrassed when the regime tore up those agreements. former secretary of defense dates was fond of saying, i am tired of buying the same course twice. my concern is that the administration may be thinking of doing just that. i would just ask -- how is this different, this approach to north korea, from the past attempts to offer aid in exchange for a change in policy which never came? andreat questions, all, all deserve a straight answer, and i will give it to you. on the inspector general, you are correct. we are trying to fill a number of positions, that among them. the greatest difficulty i am finding, now that i am on the other side of the fence, is the vetting process. i have folks i selected back in february, when i first came in. we are now april, and i am still waiting. the white house are totally on board. they are trying to get it moved. i hope th
tried to offer north korea aid. we have offered over a billion dollars, or sanctions relief, for nuclear commitments. administrations from both parties have been embarrassed when the regime tore up those agreements. former secretary of defense dates was fond of saying, i am tired of buying the same course twice. my concern is that the administration may be thinking of doing just that. i would just ask -- how is this different, this approach to north korea, from the past attempts to offer aid in...
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how you see the situation of north korea and current status of north korea? the second question is how you see the issue of north korea missiles and how you are planning to respond to that? >> the united states, like all of our allies in the region, as well as over 80 countries of the world are very concerned about the situation on the korean peninsula. we are working with our allies to be prepared for any contingency. i would call upon the north korean government to take the path of peace. there is an effective, wise course of action. they should take advantage of that. our capabilities to deal with provocations, as we have said before, is one that gives us a strong sense of preparation, which i have already noted we are prepared for any contingency. >> [japanese translation] >> a question for each of you. mr. minister, similar to the previous question, now that these military exercises are ending how do ou assess the north korean threat? do you see things starting to come down now or you think we will be at a high level of threat -- a persistent level of th
how you see the situation of north korea and current status of north korea? the second question is how you see the issue of north korea missiles and how you are planning to respond to that? >> the united states, like all of our allies in the region, as well as over 80 countries of the world are very concerned about the situation on the korean peninsula. we are working with our allies to be prepared for any contingency. i would call upon the north korean government to take the path of...
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this path and iran is not stopped, that what north korea has iran may have and then no one in israel will be safe at all. and israel is considered in their minds the -- in radical islamists' minds the little satan and we're the great satan. and i mentioned this morning on c-span that we're even -- have been aware that you, you know, not everyone wants to come into this country has wanted to come in for jobs. we know that. most of the hispanics are fantastic people. they want to work hard, they believe in god, they are devoted to family. and that is a bit of a generalization. but it's my hope that that hispanic culture coming into this country will help bring a resurgence and make us the strong country we once were when it came to family values and acknowledgment that in god we trust, as is our national motto. or as ben franklin said during the constitutional convention, i've lived, sir, a long time and the longer i live the more convincing proofs i see of this truth. god governs in the affairs of men. and as franklin said, if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is
this path and iran is not stopped, that what north korea has iran may have and then no one in israel will be safe at all. and israel is considered in their minds the -- in radical islamists' minds the little satan and we're the great satan. and i mentioned this morning on c-span that we're even -- have been aware that you, you know, not everyone wants to come into this country has wanted to come in for jobs. we know that. most of the hispanics are fantastic people. they want to work hard, they...
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syria and north korea. as you know, mr. secretary, over a million refugees are currently left syria. at the kuwait conference in january pledges were made of $1.5 billion in humanitarian assistance, but only a small percentage of countries have made that pledge have fulfilled their pledges. i'd like to you speak to what efforts are under way to ensure that kuwait, saudi arabia, and the u.a.e. in particular are making good on their commitments and what coordination is under way with donor countries to ensure that the assistance is reaching the affected individuals? i'd also like your thoughts on whether or not we are considering closing the syrian embassy here in the united states and what the rationale of keeping that relationship ongoing. and finally, on the issue of syria, i'd like to speak about what efforts are being made with respect to protecting syrian girls and women and the refugee cams. we have seen some recent reports, again, that talk about sexual violence. the exchange of money for family members in exchange fo
syria and north korea. as you know, mr. secretary, over a million refugees are currently left syria. at the kuwait conference in january pledges were made of $1.5 billion in humanitarian assistance, but only a small percentage of countries have made that pledge have fulfilled their pledges. i'd like to you speak to what efforts are under way to ensure that kuwait, saudi arabia, and the u.a.e. in particular are making good on their commitments and what coordination is under way with donor...
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korea, and south korea, which is north korea's long-lost brother. very determined and basic interest in seeing a change in regime in north korea. china and russia have been determined to see stability in north korea. the u.s. has an interest in olving the nuclear so on a very basic level, we all have different basic goals here. that's not to say there are not things we have in common. those can be served by north korea dismantling it's nuclear weapon program. that is where they all meet and that is the common objective but that doesn't seem to be happening host: has anything precipitationed this current situation? guest: yes. he main thing that precipitated it was a couple of years ago a deal that was to be announced on leap day. and the idea here was that north korea would agree to all sorts of concessions. -- >> see the rest of this "washington journal" episode on cspan.org. we go to a panel discussion on the stock market. his is just getting under way. >> good afternoon. i'm kevin noblet, managing editor for wealth management at dow jones. and we
korea, and south korea, which is north korea's long-lost brother. very determined and basic interest in seeing a change in regime in north korea. china and russia have been determined to see stability in north korea. the u.s. has an interest in olving the nuclear so on a very basic level, we all have different basic goals here. that's not to say there are not things we have in common. those can be served by north korea dismantling it's nuclear weapon program. that is where they all meet and...
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but i will start with north korea. we heard an extraordinary amount of unacceptable rhetoric from the north korean government in the last days. let me be perfectly clear here today. the united states will defend and protect ourselves and our treaty allies, the republic of korea. the foreign minister and i also think it is important to stay absolutely focused on our shared goal of a peaceful korean peninsula, free of nuclear weapons. and we agree that improved relations between north and south would ultimately help us toward that goal. new is a stated goal of the president of the republic of korea, and we look forward to working with her to achieve that goal. we also discussed our collaboration on global security issues. south korea has done great work on the un security council helping to curb civilian casualties in combat zones. and they have done that work not just in the far east, but around the world. south also grateful for korea's continued commitment to reducing iranian oil imports. this has not been easy. it is
but i will start with north korea. we heard an extraordinary amount of unacceptable rhetoric from the north korean government in the last days. let me be perfectly clear here today. the united states will defend and protect ourselves and our treaty allies, the republic of korea. the foreign minister and i also think it is important to stay absolutely focused on our shared goal of a peaceful korean peninsula, free of nuclear weapons. and we agree that improved relations between north and south...
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and north korea is a very good example of a common interest. certainly, the chinese don't want a public hated and combustible situation to explode into a worse situation. it is not in their interest that to happen. it is not in our interest or in our allies interests. like always, relationships are built face to face. they are built around common interests. institutional interests as well as personal interests. and using this institution as an example, 66 nations represented here in this room, this is the way you build understanding with each other. this is the way you start to accept each other as a sovereign people, respect each other's dignity as human beings. then you work out from there. i think we can continue to build a strong relationship with china, with our differences. and there are significant differences. but there are too many common interests for both our countries. and with why steady leadership, and i think the chinese have shown their leadership to the study, wise, careful, and the more we can exchange at every level, programs
and north korea is a very good example of a common interest. certainly, the chinese don't want a public hated and combustible situation to explode into a worse situation. it is not in their interest that to happen. it is not in our interest or in our allies interests. like always, relationships are built face to face. they are built around common interests. institutional interests as well as personal interests. and using this institution as an example, 66 nations represented here in this room,...
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so all of this is just further isolate north korea. all of this just galvanizes opposition to north korea and results in the kind of pressure that i think you see reflected and the security council resolutions. to go over here in the front. >> thank you for coming. partnershipd capacity, which is now more important and ever. we're still dating with outdated support system. we never defined controls for nato. what kind of structural or policy fixes are necessary for that part to work? >> it is a great question, and you named two in your question. one is export controls reform. those of you who know me as under secretary know that i am a mad dog on that subject as secretary gates was, secretary theetta and hagel and president and so forth. this is something everyone agrees need to revise the export control system. it is a complicated problem because there are other agencies of we in the department of defense have improved a bit need to continue to improve the speed and the technical awareness by which we make export control decisions. we
so all of this is just further isolate north korea. all of this just galvanizes opposition to north korea and results in the kind of pressure that i think you see reflected and the security council resolutions. to go over here in the front. >> thank you for coming. partnershipd capacity, which is now more important and ever. we're still dating with outdated support system. we never defined controls for nato. what kind of structural or policy fixes are necessary for that part to work?...
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we have the latest developments on north korea. it is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> today's ceremony was the culmination of more than a decade of work went remains of they were recovered. they have great information on the height and some of the elements that they were not able to provide a dna match. >> this was a revolutionary type of ship. it would change warfare in one day. it is different from its predecessors. it was an entire ship made of iron. it was a transition from the wooden ship to the age of iron. more significant was the revolving gun turret. it was designed by john erickson who designed this with two guns. protected in a heavily armored turrets that could rotate 260 degrees. it separated the navigation from the firing of weapons. this change everything. the manager met on the field of battle. for four hours the ships slugged it out to a drop. what changed was the course that naval warfare would take. >> this weekend, at the history of the first ironclad monitor. it is sunday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. stan.kupdate from
we have the latest developments on north korea. it is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> today's ceremony was the culmination of more than a decade of work went remains of they were recovered. they have great information on the height and some of the elements that they were not able to provide a dna match. >> this was a revolutionary type of ship. it would change warfare in one day. it is different from its predecessors. it was an entire ship made of iron. it was a...
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syria and north korea. as you know, mr. secretary, over a million refugees are currently left syria. at the kuwait conference in january pledges were made of $1.5 billion in humanitarian assistance, but only a small percentage of countries have made that pledge have fulfilled their pledges. i'd like to you speak to what efforts are under way to ensure that kuwait, saudi arabia, and the u.a.e. in particular are making good on their commitments and what coordination is under way with donor countries to ensure that the assistance is reaching the affected individuals? i'd also like your thoughts on whether or not we are considering closing the syrian embassy here in the united states and what the rationale of keeping that relationship ongoing. and finally, on the issue of syria, i'd like to speak about what efforts are being made with respect to protecting syrian girls and women and the refugee cams. we have seen some recent reports, again, that talk about sexual violence. the exchange of money for family members in exchange fo
syria and north korea. as you know, mr. secretary, over a million refugees are currently left syria. at the kuwait conference in january pledges were made of $1.5 billion in humanitarian assistance, but only a small percentage of countries have made that pledge have fulfilled their pledges. i'd like to you speak to what efforts are under way to ensure that kuwait, saudi arabia, and the u.a.e. in particular are making good on their commitments and what coordination is under way with donor...
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in the times we face today with north korea, in this case rattling their missiles. we need to focus on missile defense. i see in the president's budget cut over $500 million in missile defense. to me, this is fool toish spend $400 million on a system that is never going to be deployed. >> i'm not here to defend it but i would respond this way aside from what i've said about our legal council advising me that we're obligated to make that last payment. two other points -- >> they say you're obligated under what law? >> appropriation. this committee we write the laws. the appropriation cut checks. so the law is clear. >> thank you. that was the advice i got from council we went into it in detail and this was the decision a made. there are a couple of things to this to respond you. again, i'm not here to defend that system. that was in place before i got here. if we didn't fulfill that commitment there would be litigation costs and penalty costs that might have gone more than what we're going to do to fulfill our obligations to our on ers, italy and germany that. i've g
in the times we face today with north korea, in this case rattling their missiles. we need to focus on missile defense. i see in the president's budget cut over $500 million in missile defense. to me, this is fool toish spend $400 million on a system that is never going to be deployed. >> i'm not here to defend it but i would respond this way aside from what i've said about our legal council advising me that we're obligated to make that last payment. two other points -- >> they say...
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how you see the situation of north korea and current status of north korea? the second question is how you see the issue of north korea missiles and how you are planning to respond to that? >> the united states, like all of our allies in the region, as well as over 80 countries of the world are very concerned about the situation on the korean peninsula. we are working with our allies to be prepared for any contingency. i would call upon the north korean government to take the path of peace. there is an effective, wise course of action. they should take advantage of that. our capabilities to deal with provocations, as we have said one that gives us a strong sense of preparation, which i have already noted we are prepared for any contingency. >> [japanese translation] >> a question for each of you. mr. minister, similar to the previous question, now that these military exercises are ending how you assess the north korean threat? do you see things starting to come down now or you think we will be at a high level of threat -- a persistent level of threat from now
how you see the situation of north korea and current status of north korea? the second question is how you see the issue of north korea missiles and how you are planning to respond to that? >> the united states, like all of our allies in the region, as well as over 80 countries of the world are very concerned about the situation on the korean peninsula. we are working with our allies to be prepared for any contingency. i would call upon the north korean government to take the path of...
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think that north korea is to being able to reach japan? >> well, i'll begin and ask general dempsey to finish your line of questions. first, this country, the united states of america, our allies, the united nations has been very clear that north korea has been with its rhetoric, with actions -- have been skating very close to a dangerous line. their actions and their words have not helped diffuse a combustible situation and it is certainly the intent and hope of all of our allies and certainly this country that that rhetoric be ratcheted down, those actions be neutralized and that's in the interest of all countries. now in the event that that does not occur, as we have said many times, our country is fully prepared to deal with any contingency, any action that north korea may take and any provocation that they may instigate. and we have contingencies prepared to do that. with that said, let me ask general dempsey for his remarks and that will get us into your second question. >> proximity of the north koreans to achieving a nuclear device
think that north korea is to being able to reach japan? >> well, i'll begin and ask general dempsey to finish your line of questions. first, this country, the united states of america, our allies, the united nations has been very clear that north korea has been with its rhetoric, with actions -- have been skating very close to a dangerous line. their actions and their words have not helped diffuse a combustible situation and it is certainly the intent and hope of all of our allies and...